Country: Lebanon
Closing date: 30 Sep 2018
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. The association leads in average 200 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PUI is providing assistance to around 7 million people in 21 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and France.
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Humanitarian situation and needs:
The protracted crisis in Syria has led to a general deterioration in the socio-economic status of the most vulnerable refugee and host community populations in Lebanon, who concentrate in specific areas of the country1. An estimated 1.5 million displaced Syrians, along with 34,000 Palestine refugees from Syria (PRS), have since joined a pre-existing population of 277,985 Palestine refugees in Lebanon (PRL) and 1.5 million vulnerable Lebanese. The enduring displacement of refugees has resulted in eroded resilience, increased poverty, substandard living conditions, negative coping mechanisms and heightened social tensions, adding strain on the country’s economy, infrastructure and society.
As the Syrian crisis is now protracted, with unprecedented number of civilians affected by the constant violation of the Humanitarian laws, there is little perspective for the refugees to return to their home country. The Syria Crisis Response Conference which took place in Bruxelles in 2018 clearly intends to address the humanitarian needs of this protracted crisis, by setting up consistent multi years response tackling current issues, considering the evolution of needs and the and the necessity to provide the refugees from Syria with some perspectives and ensuring the social stability in Lebanon. The spill over of the Syrian crisis into Lebanon compounded pre-existing vulnerabilities among the Lebanese society, especially in areas where the level of social infrastructures is not developed or strong enough to cope with.
Akkar and Sahel:
Akkar governorate faces significant structural and socio-economic challenges, being characterized by structural and widespread poverty and vulnerability. The Syrian crisis has put an additional burden on the governorate historically neglected by the Lebanese state, leading to a lack of infrastructure and access to basic public services (water, sanitation, education, transport, etc.). Most recent UNHCR data from early 2018 estimates that the governorate is hosting 105,798 registered Syrian refugees. The above issues are maximized in the Sahel area of Akkar (Lebanese most northern coastal area bordering Syria), where 63% of its residents live on less than 4 USD per day. The main employment sector in Sahel is agriculture, followed by public service and army; unemployment rate is high and tensions are palpable in the area as it combines a long-term established environment of religious, political and interpersonal tensions, to what is now added a competition over resources between the host communities and the Syrian refugees.
Our actions in the Field:
Present in the country since 1996, PUI has a long experience in assisting conflict affected populations in Akkar, Beirut, Mount Lebanon, South and Nabatieh governorates. Since 2012, PUI has been actively involved in the Lebanon emergency response to the Syrian crisis.
In 2018, PUI aims to reinforce the ability of each vulnerable community to become self-reliant and resilient to crisis through 3 strategic pillars targeting the most vulnerable populations (poorest Lebanese, most vulnerable Syrians Refugees, Populations of Palestinian camps and gatherings) :
- Access to quality infrastructure and services
- Access to safe, stable, sufficient and sustainable livelihoods.
- Core humanitarian assistance for most vulnerable individuals
Discover our response to the crisis.
As part of our actions in Lebanon, we are looking for a Deputy Field Coordinator Program.
The Deputy Field Coordinator ensures at base-level the effective implementation of PUI’s program in Akkar, targeting the Syrian crisis affected populations. She/He is also responsible for representation on technical topics by humanitarian stakeholders at local level and in charge of proper reporting to the donors supporting the Program.
Under the supervision and line management of the Field Coordinator, the Deputy Field Coordinator is responsible at base level for the direct supervision of the Programs being implemented in the Base. This includes the Shelter, WASH infrastructure, Protection, Livelihoods, Health, and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) departments.
Programmes: He/She coordinates the project teams and ensures the operational and qualitative aspects of the programmes are put into practice properly (monitoring of objectives, respecting due dates and budgetary provisions, quality control, synergy of the teams) according to the contractual documents and in line with PUI policies and procedures
MEAL: He/She coordinates the MEAL department and ensure the implementation of the activities of this departments as well as interactions with programs and design of relevant tools.
Representation: He/She participates in the technical forums (Working Groups) at local level in collaboration with the project managers
Human Resources: He/She is the direct line manager of the Project Managers (7 at the time being, including a Quality Assurance Advisor supporting the health intervention) in this base and will ensure that appropriate support and capacity building is brought to the senior managers of the programmes.
Logistics and Administration: He/She oversees the logistic and administrative duties of the projects with the support of the Logistic and Administration Departments
Strategy: He/She ensures that the programmes developed are in line with PUI mandate and strategy, and will propose new interventions according to the evolution of the humanitarian situation in the region.
Training and Experience:
Training: Master degree in a field related to Project Management, international development and/or social sciences.
Experience:
Minimum of 3 years in the areas of program development, project management, donor reporting and grant compliance;
Successful experience in consequent team management (at least 10 staffs).
At least 2 years experience as a Humanitarian Project Manager
Software:
Strong computer skills essential, including ability to operate Microsoft Word, Excel, database management software, statistical packages, GIS.
Required Personal Characteristics (fitting into the team, suitability for the job and assignment):
A strong commitment to humanitarian principles and the will to make sure beneficiaries needs are covered as best as the resources available allow.
Capacity to delegate and to supervise the work of a multidisciplinary team;
Strong commitment to support/develop capacity of national staff and developing second layer of leadership;
Problem solving and leadership skills;
Proven management ability and inter-personal skills – team player;
Ability to work on own initiative and collaboratively as part of a diverse team and manage a varied workload;
Proven capacity for analysing and synthesizing comprehensive information and technical data;
Ability to write and edit reports under deadline pressure;
Ability to guarantee effective and timely outputs;
Self-motivated, flexible and adaptable to the needs of the team and organization;
General ability to resist stress;
Important organization and rigor skills.
Languages:
Excellent command in speaking and writing in English
Proposed-terms:
Fixed-Term Contract– 6-12 months
Starting Date: September 2018
Monthly Gross Income: from 1 980 Euros up to 2 310 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI.
Cost Covered: Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…
Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
Housing in collective accomodation
Daily Living Expenses (« PER DIEM »)
Break Policy: 5 working days at 3 and 9 months
Paid Leaves Policy: 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months
For more information about out offer, please look at the complete job description on our website!
How to apply:
Please send your application (Resume and Cover Letter) to Jean-Christophe Ouedraogo, Human Resources Officer for Expatriates, at recrutement@premiere-urgence.org